Our Roy Family – Three Generations emigrating from France to Canada
The Roy Ancestry – France to Canada (Part 1) notes that the ancestors of the Roy family have many stories to tell. According to the records, three generations of that family crossed the Atlantic Ocean in May 1662 aboard the sailing ship The Garden of Holland. The story of the first generation, Louis LeRoy (1611-1661) and Anne LeMaitre (1617-1718) is told in Roy Ancestry – France to Canada (Part 2).
The emigration from France to New France (Canada) and the commemoration of our first Roy ancestors to come to Canada are discussed in the Roy Ancestry – France to Canada (Part 3). The adventures of the second generation, Nicolas LeRoy (1639-1690) and Jeanne Lelièvre (1640-1728) are told in the Roy Ancestry - France to Canada (Part 4). An overview of the third generation of our French-Canadian ancestors, Nicolas Roy (1661-1727) and Madeleine LeBlond (1665-1722) is provided in Roy Ancestry – France to Canada (Part 5).
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| French-Canadian Man |
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| French-Canadian Woman |
Roy Family History in St Vallier, Bellechasse, Quebec
The home where Nicolas Roy lived (Saint-Vallier, Quebec)
continued to house future generations of the Roy family to this day. Photos of
the home were taken recently by one of the Roy family and are shown below.
Photos of the St Vallier village and surrounding area are available online (St Vallier Images on Google Search). A
brief history of St Vallier is also available online, in French (Histoire de Saint-Michel et de Saint-Vallier). In
2013, St Vallier celebrated its 300th anniversary
(1713-2013).
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| Montmorency Falls (near Roy Ancestral Home) |
Our Roy family lineage follows from the eldest son of Nicolas
Roy, Etienne Roy (1690-1749) who was the first male Roy born in Canada. He
began a long line of Roys in Canada: Pierre (1725-1764), Francois (1763-1829),
Féréol (1802-1883), Isidore (1835-1904), Gaudias (1863-1921), Alcide
(1891-1939) and my father, Emile Roy (1914-1992).
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| Roy Ancestral Family Home - front |
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| Roy Ancestral Family Home- Back |
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